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Why do I have to pay additional medicare tax of 1072, isn't the medicare tax already withheld through my employee and showed on w2?

 
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Why do I have to pay additional medicare tax of 1072, isn't the medicare tax already withheld through my employee and showed on w2?

see this IRS webpage. your w-2 and any self-employment income exceeds a certain amount. and not enough Medicare taxes have been paid in. 

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc560 

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